different between aquarium vs zebrafish

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aqu?rium, neuter of aqu?rius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua +? -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: ?-kwâr??-?m, IPA^(key): /??kwe?i?m/, /-??i?m/

Noun

aquarium (plural aquaria or aquariums)

1. A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.

   Synonym: (informal) fish tank

2. A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.

Usage notes

The plural aquaria is generally considered more formal than aquariums.

Derived terms

• aquariumlike
• nonaquarium
• seaquarium

Translations

Further reading

• aquarium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aqu?rium. Influenced by English aquarium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??k?a?.ri.?m/
• Hyphenation: aqua?ri?um
• Rhymes: -a?ri?m

Noun

aquarium n (plural aquaria or aquariums, diminutive aquariumpje n)

1. aquarium
2. (obsolete) water basin, water tank

Derived terms

• zeeaquarium

Related terms

• aker

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aqu?rium. Doublet of évier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kwa.?j?m/
• Homophone: aquariums

Noun

aquarium m (plural aquariums)

1. aquarium
2. (slang) a clambake (an instance of smoking in an enclosed space)

Further reading

• “aquarium” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Adjective

aqu?rium

1. nominative neuter singular of aqu?rius

References

• aquarium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

English

Etymology

zebra +? fish

Noun

zebrafish (plural zebrafishes or zebrafish)

1. A small striped fish, Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.
   • 2002 Lilianna Solnica-Krezel - Pattern Formation in Zebrafish

     Use of the GAL4-UAS technique for targeted gene expression in the zebrafish.

2. Some species of Percina (logperch), certain North American freshwater fish.
3. Pterois, a genus of venomous lionfish.

Synonyms

• (Percina): rough-belly darters

Translations

See also

• Appendix:List of sequence animal genomes/October 2014